2003
DOI: 10.1054/jhsb.2002.0864
|View full text |Cite
|
Sign up to set email alerts
|

Minimally Displaced Colles’ Fractures: A Prospective Randomized Trial of Treatment With a Wrist Splint or a Plaster Cast

Abstract: Sixty-six adult patients with minimally displaced distal radial fractures were randomly assigned to treatment with either a plaster cast or a lightweight removable wrist splint. Outcome assessment was by clinical and radiological evaluation and an independent physiotherapy assessment. There were significant differences between the treatments for cast satisfaction, cast problems and the functional assessment score at 6 weeks, with the removable splint scoring better in all cases.

Help me understand this report

Search citation statements

Order By: Relevance

Paper Sections

Select...
1
1
1
1

Citation Types

2
21
0
1

Year Published

2003
2003
2019
2019

Publication Types

Select...
7
3

Relationship

0
10

Authors

Journals

citations
Cited by 34 publications
(24 citation statements)
references
References 10 publications
2
21
0
1
Order By: Relevance
“…35 Five articles compared the results of cast immobilization to brace immobilization, for two to six weeks. [36][37][38][39][40] Unfortunately, these studies did not analyze outcome related to different immobilization periods and therefore these studies were excluded from this review. One study compared a period of immobilization of six weeks to a period of immobilization of four weeks in nondisplaced DRF; moreover, this study dates from the year 1973, and was excluded from this review.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…35 Five articles compared the results of cast immobilization to brace immobilization, for two to six weeks. [36][37][38][39][40] Unfortunately, these studies did not analyze outcome related to different immobilization periods and therefore these studies were excluded from this review. One study compared a period of immobilization of six weeks to a period of immobilization of four weeks in nondisplaced DRF; moreover, this study dates from the year 1973, and was excluded from this review.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Noncircumferential immobilization is appropriate when swelling, potential compartment syndrome, or patient reliability is a concern. Functional bracing is more expensive, and for most fracture patterns has failed to demonstrate a significant difference in reduction or functional outcome [37,38]; however, with a minimally displaced fracture in a young patient, it may provide greater satisfaction with improved functional outcomes [39].…”
Section: Reduction Techniquesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…[5] İleriye dö-nük (prospektif) randomize bir çalışmada, çok az kaymış kırıkların klinik ve radyolojik sonuçları özel yapım atellerde alçıya göre daha iyi bulunmuştur. [10] Kaymış ama kapalı redüksiyondan sonra alçının içinde pozisyonu korunabilen kırıklar 5-6 hafta süre ile alçı, 2-3 hafta da çıkarılabilir atel ile tedavi edilebilirler. İkincil kaymanın kabul edilebileceği ve semptom vermeyecek fonksiyonel yanlış kaynamanın sorun olmayaca-ğı yaşlı hastaların stabil olmayan kırıkları da, kapalı redüksiyon ve alçı tespiti ile tedavi edilebilirler; çünkü yaşlı kişilerin kemik kalitesindeki düşüklükten dolayı daha düşük enerjili ve genellikle eklem içine uzanmayan kırıkları olur ve sıklıkla başka genel sağlık sorunları da vardır.…”
Section: Tedavi Planı Ve Uygulamaunclassified